Grants Awarded

Grant Year: 2022-2023

  1. Taking a Stand

    Flexible seating, specifically adjustable stand-up desks, will give students a choice of what kind of learning space best suits their needs. Flexible seating helps students work collaboratively, communicate better and engage in critical thinking.  The ability to move more keeps minds alert and focused.  Students feel empowered by choice.  This leads to increased student engagement,…MORE

  2. Growing Healthy Together

    The Oasis Program provides a small, highly structured substantially separate environment for students with disabilities impacting emotional regulation and behavior. The addition of a hydroponic garden to the Oasis program will benefit our students’ social/emotional wellness while fostering resiliency, teaching teamwork, and offering real-life practical skills applications to the concepts that they are learning at…MORE

  3. Designing on Digital Canvas

    Designing on the Digital Canvas project incorporates Wacom pen and tablet technology for students exploring visual design. With industry standard software in the Visual Arts Department MAC Lab, students engage in new creative and technological proficiencies using the pen and tablets to generate computer based artforms like vector-based drawing and Illustration, digital painting, logo design…MORE

  4. 3D Printers

    The purpose of this grant is to purchase two 3D Printers to advance the Overlook Middle School Technology curriculum in to the 21st century. 3D Printing equipment is finding its way into many fields–engineering, manufacturing, medical, architectural and building, clothing, textiles and more.  This project will encompass Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics by introducing CAD,…MORE

  5. CNC Lathe

    Since its inception, the AWFAE has been a huge supporter Oakmont’s Technology Engineering department and its effort to advance the curriculum and technology as far as possible for the benefit of the students. Over the years we’ve applied for and received many different CNC (automated) machines. We’ve implemented those machines in many classes and projects…MORE